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## Chapter Eight
[Mamtav-Tyag] Only the dispassionate one attains stability. Therefore, the wise seeker should abandon mamta, which is the cause of great misery. ||1||
**Meaning:** The dispassionate man's detachment alone achieves stability; therefore, the wise seeker should abandon mamta, which is the cause of great misery. ||1||
What is the benefit of abandoning objects if mamta remains awake? Just as a snake does not become non-poisonous by abandoning its skin, so too, mamta does not disappear by abandoning objects. ||2||
**Meaning:** What is the benefit of abandoning objects if mamta remains awake? Just as a snake does not become non-poisonous by abandoning its skin, so too, mamta does not disappear by abandoning objects. ||2||
The sage, with great effort, cultivates a collection of virtues. But mamta, like a demon, devours all those virtues in one gulp. ||3||
**Meaning:** The sage, with great effort, cultivates a collection of virtues. But mamta, like a demon, devours all those virtues in one gulp. ||3||
For a long time, the restrained sage, through penance, vows, self-control, rules, and control of the senses, with great effort, acquires virtues...